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HALL OF LEADERS

Each year, Credit Union House honors exceptional individuals who have made a lasting impact on the credit union movement.

Hall of Leaders

Each year, Credit Union House honors exceptional individuals who have made a lasting impact on the credit union movement. These leaders, visionaries, advocates, and changemakers are celebrated permanently on our Hall of Leaders wall in Washington, D.C.  

 

2026 Inductees

Jackie Buchanan 

Genisys Credit Union (MI)
President & CEO
 

Karen Duffy

Worcester Credit Union (MA) 
President/CEO
 

Chris Felton

Corporate Centra Credit Union (WI)
President/CEO
 

Gary Fishlock

Tremont Credit Union (MA)
Consultant
 

Joseph Kregul

Healthcare Associations Credit Union (IL)
President/CEO
 
 

Karen Madry

Afena Federal Credit Union (IN)
President/CEO
 

John McKenzie

Indiana Credit Union League
President / CEO (Retired) 

Fred Milton

Red River Credit Union (TX)
Board Chair
 

Charlotte Nemec

Canopy Credit Union (WA)
President / CEO
 

Tim O'Donnell

Financial Plus Credit Union (IL) 
President / CEO

Brian Rohrbacker

Grand Altitude Federal Credit Union (WY)
President / CEO
 

Steve Schmitz

First Community Credit Union (ND)
President / CEO 
 

Jimmy Smith

Singing River Federal Credit Union (MS)
President/CEO
 

Fran Sommerfeld

Levo Credit Union (SD) 
President/CEO
 

Scott Sullivan 

Nebraska Credit Union League
President / CEO
 

Steve Swofford

Alabama Credit Union (AL)
President / CEO (Retired) 
 

Frank Weidner

Wings Credit Union (MN)
Executive Consultant

Randy Willert

Two Harbors Federal Credit Union (MN) 
President / CEO
 

 

 

 

 

2025 Inductees

Debora Almirall

Minnesota Power Employees Credit Union (MN)
President & CEO
 

John Buckley 

Gerber Federal Credit Union (MI)
President/CEO
 

Mark Cochran

Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union (MA)
President/CEO
 

Judy Delucca

New Orleans Firemen's Federal Credit Union (LA)
President/CEO
 

Kerry Fearn

Area Educational Credit Union (IL)
President/CEO
 

Sean Gammon

802 Credit Union (VT)
President / CEO

Ed Gravley

Matanuska Valley Federal Credit Union (AK)
Former President / CEO
 

Steve Grooms

1st Liberty FCU (MT)
President / CEO
 

Joetta Heck

Kemba Charleston FCU (WV)
Manager

Christiane Gigi Hyland

National Credit Union Foundation
Executive Director
 

Tom Kane

Illinois Credit Union League & Envisant (IL)
President and Chief Executive Officer 
 

David L'Ecuyer

Central One FCU (MA)
Former President/CEO
 

Crystal Long

GECU (TX)
President/CEO
 

Kelly McDonough

Earthmover Credit Union (VT)
President / CEO
 

Gay Parvazi

Parvazi Consulting Firm/UNO Federal Credit Union (LA)
Director of Marketing and Business Development
 

Sean Rathjen

Consumers Credit Union (IL)
Chief Executive Officer

Teri Robinson

Ironworkers USA Federal Credit Union (OR)
President / CEO
 

Brian Sherrick

Ideal Credit Union (MN)
President / CEO
 

Dan Thurman

Frontier Credit Union (ID)
CEO
 

 

 

2024 Inductees

Dave Adams

Michigan Credit Union League & Affiliates
Former president/CEO
 

Marvin Cashman

Metro Credit Union (MA)
President/CEO
 

Ezra Eckhardt

STCU (WA)
President/CEO
 

Bryan Fox

Russell Country FCU (MT) 
retired Board Member
 

Julia Havens

Riverview Credit Union (MN) 
President/CEO
 

Francis Lolly

New Castle County Delaware Employees Federal Credit Union (DE)
Former President / CEO

Alan Meyer

1st MidAmerica Credit Union (IL)
President / CEO
 

Mary OttWood

Florida West Coast Credit Union (FL)
President / CEO
 

Stephan Roy

Tricorp Federal Credit Union (ME)
CEO

John Sackett

Royal Credit Union (WI)
Board Director
 

Fran Sommerfield

Levo Credit Union (SD)
President / CEO 
 

Dan Stoltz

Blaze Credit Union (MN)
President/CEO
 

Rob Stuart

OnPoint Community Credit Union (OR)
President/CEO
 

Brett Thompson

Wisconsin Credit Union League 
President / CEO
 

Bob Tunzo 

TruStage (WI)
Former President / CEO 
 

Mike Valentine

BCU (IL)
President / CEO 

Kim Withers

Meridian Trust FCU (WY)
President / CEO
 

 

 

 

 

2023 Inductees

Dave Boden 

Hiway Credit Union (MN)
President & CEO
 

Tom Boos 

Billings Federal Credit Union(MT)
President/CEO
 

Paul Brucker

Railway Credit Union (ND)
President/CEO
 

Tony Budet

University Credit Union (TX)
CEO
 

Patty Campbell

Christian Financial Credit Union (MI)
President/CEO
 

Mark Cummins

Minnesota Credit Union Network
President / CEO

Michael Daugherty 

Community Plus Federal Credit Union (IL)
President / CEO
 

John Deese

Guardians Credit Union (FL)
CEO
 

Tom DeWitt

State Farm Federal Credit Union (IL)
Former President / CEO

Steve Edgerton

Centris Federal Credit Union (NE)
Former President / CEO
 

Janet Francoeur  

Riverside Community Credit Union (IL)
President/CEO
 

Gary Furtado 

Navigant Credit Union (RI)
Former President/CEO
 

Mary Hansen

Mayo Employees Federal Credit Union (MN)
President/CEO
 

Tracie Kenyon

Montana's Credit Union (MT) 
President/CEO
 

John King 

Eagle One FCU (DE)
Former CEO
 

Jordan Kingdon

Michigan Credit Union League
Senior Director of Legislative Affairs 
 

Dan McCue

Alaska Federal Credit Union (AK)
SVP Corporate Relations
 

Greg Mitchell

First Tech FCU (OR)
Former CEO

Kent Oram

Idaho Central Credit Union (ID)
CEO

Benson Porter

BECU (IL)
President/CEO
 

Tom Smith

TopLIne Financial Credit Union (MN)
CEO

 

Melanie Stillwell

Western Cooperative Credit Union (ND)
CEO

 

Paula Stopera

CapCom Federal Credit Union (NY)
Former President / CEO

 

Mike Tucker

West Virginia Central Federal Credit Union (WV)
President / CEO 

 

Michael Valdala

The Summit Federal Credit Union (NY)
Former President/CEO

 

 

 

2022 Inductees

Ron Covey Jr.

St Mary's Bank (NH)
CEO

 

Joseph L. McGee

Legacy Community Federal Credit Union 
President/CEO
 

Gene Pelham

Rogue Credit Union (OR)
CEO
 

Floyd Rummel

Northern Plains FCU (SD)
President/CEO
 

George H. Shaver

South Carolina Federal Credit Union (SC)

 

David Suvall

Rhode Island Credit Union (RI)
 

Dennis Tanimoto

Hawaii Credit Union League 
President / CEO
 

John B Winne

Boston Firefighter's Credit Union (MI)

 

 
2021 Inductees

Tim Baldwin

San Antonio Citizens FCU (FL)
Former President / CEO

 

Ray Burnett

Mid-Minnesota Federal Credit Union


 

Gene Foley

Harvard University Employees Credit Union (MA)
Former President / CEO
 

John Graham

Expree Credit Union (KY)
President/CEO
 

Dale Owen 

Ascentra Credit Union (IA)

 

Joe Perkowski

Minneapolis Federal Employees CU, US FCU (MN)

 
 

 
2020 Inductees

Ellen Ford

People’s Credit Union (RI)
Former president/CEO
 

Karen Harbin

Commonwealth Credit Union (KY)
President/CEO
 

Roxanne Jensen

Embarrass Vermillion Federal Credit Union (MN)
President/CEO
 

Debie Keesee

Spokane Media Federal Credit Union (WA)
President/CEO
 

Mahlon “Lon” Krueger

Accentra Credit Union (MN)
Former president/CEO
 

C.Michael Litzau

Sooper Credit Union (CO)
Former EVP of Corporate
 

Costanzo “Connie” Maestranzi

Corporate America Family Credit Union (IL)
Chairman
 

Stephen Olson

Illinois Credit Union League
Chief Advocacy Counsel
 

Hillard Sparks

Valley Credit Union (AL)
Former president/CEO
 

Kenneth Watts

West Virginia Credit Union League
President/CEO
 
2019 Inductees

Bobby Alexander

Alaska USA FCU
Chairman
 

Joseph Bergeron

Association of Vermont Credit Unions
President/CEO
 

David O. Brock

Community Credit Union of Florida
Former president/CEO
 

Barbara Brown

Northwoods Credit Union (MN)
Former president/CEO
 

Jim Doig

Sidney Federal Credit Union (NY)
President/CEO
 

Roger Heacock

Black Hills Federal Credit Union (SD)
President/CEO
 

Richard Hein

Oregon State Federal Credit Union
President/CEO
 

In memory of Joseph Mauriello

Georgia’s Own Credit Union
 

George & Kay Rossez

Minnesota Catholic Credit Union
 

Alfred L. Strawn

Matanuska Valley Federal Credit Union (AK)
Former president/CEO
 

Robert M. Teachworth

Denali. A division of Nuvision Credit Union (AK)
President/CEO
 

John R. Uchida

Space Age Federal Credit Union (CO)
President/CEO
 
2018 Inductees

Geraldine Burek

South Division Credit Union (IL)
President/CEO
 

Tom Dorety

Suncoast Credit Union (FL)
Former president/CEO
 

In memory of Jerry Erickson

Northland Area Federal Credit Union (MI)

 

Al Frosolone

Niagara's Choice Federal Credit Union (NY)
President/CEO
 

Lynn Kuehne

Granite Credit Union (UT)
President/CEO
 

Wendell Lyons

Kentucky Credit Union League
President/CEO
 

Richard "Dick" Nesvold

SouthPoint Financial Credit Union (MN)
President/CEO
 

In memory of Michael Newman

Monroe County Community Credit Union (MI)

 

Del Prevost

Members Cooperative Credit Union (MN)
Former president/CEO
 

Troy Stang

Northwest Credit Union Association
President/CEO
 

In memory of Glenn South

County Educators Federal Credit Union (NJ)
 

Terry West

VyStar Credit Union (FL)
Former president/CEO
 

Virginia Williams

Jersey Shore Federal Credit Union (NJ)
President/CEO
 
2017 Inductees

Charles “Chuck” D. Albrecht

Mid Minnesota Federal Credit Union
President/CEO
 

Jerry Gill

Georgia Heritage Federal Credit Union
Former Board Member
 

Jerry Barnett

LincOne FCU (NE)
President/CEOM
 

Kent Greff

Mill City Credit Union (MN)
President/CEO
 

Paul Bertuccini

Credit Union of New Jersey
Board Director
 

Rick Hanan

SMW #104 Federal Credit Union (CA)
CEO
 

John DiNofrio

Jersey Shore Federal Credit Union (NJ)
Board Chairman
 

Susan Frank

Desert Schools Federal Credit Union (AZ)
CEO
 

Claudia Milan

Arapahoe Credit Union (CO)
CEO
 

Eva Gaudio

Elevations Credit Union (CO)
CEO
 

In memory of Daniel D. Plauda

Illinois Credit Union League

Susan Streifel

Woodstone Credit Union (WA)
President/CEO
 
2016 Inductees

Ronald C. Behrens

Raritan Bay Federal Credit Union (NJ)
Atlantic Health Employees Federal Credit Union (NJ)
President/CEO; Board Member

 

James C. Bryan

Ideal Credit Union (MN)
Board Chair

 

Parker Cann

BECU (WA)
General Counsel & SVP Governance, Risk & Compliance

 

Janet Davis

Kinetic Federal Credit Union (GA)
CEO

 

Stan Fraser

Nebraska Energy Federal Credit Union
President/CEO

 

Linda Givan

Co-op Credit Union of Montevideo (MN)
President/CEO

 

Samuel Gordon

Community Financial Services Federal Credit Union (NJ)
 

In memory of Ronald L. Hance

Heritage Family Credit Union (VT)
 

Shirley Jenkins

Municipal CU (NY)
Board Secretary
 

Michael D. Kloiber

Tinker Federal Credit Union (OK)
President/CEO
 

Susan E. Newton

CUNA

 

Jim Phillips

BF Goodrich Employees Federal Credit Union (AL)
Former Manager
 

Patrick J. Pierce

City & County Credit Union (MN)
President/CEO

 

C. Alan Peppers

Westerra Credit Union (CO)
Emeritus President/CEO

 

George Poitou

SCE Federal Credit Union (CA)
COO
 

Patricia Smith

Unitus Community Credit Union (OR)
President/CEO
 

Wayne Tew

Clark County Credit Union (NV)
CEO		  
2015 Inductees

Steven Ahlness

Greater Minnesota CU
Former president/CEO
 

Eric Bruen

Desert Valleys FCU (CA)
CEO
 

Gary Janacek

Scott and White Employees CU (TX)
President/CEO
 

Mary Johnson

Police FCU (NE)
President/CEO
 

Dan Kester

Sooper CU (CO)
President/CEO
 

Carol Luebke

Cornerstone Credit Union League
VP Board Relations
 

Dennis Pierce

CommunityAmerica CU (KS)
CEO
 

William Raker

US FCU (MN)
President/CEO
 

Richard Rice

Teachers CU (IN)
Former CEO
 

Joe Schroeder

Ventura County CU (CA)
President/CEO
 

Larry Scott

Campus USA CU (FL)
Former president/CEO

Richard Vega

Greater Alliance FCU (NJ)
Board chair
 
2014 Inductees
 

Robert G. Allen

Teachers Federal Credit Union (NY)
President/CEO

 

James C. Barbre III

Associated Credit Union (GA)
Director

 

Bill Bynum

Hope Credit Union (MS)
CEO

 

Jim Cada

People’s Choice Federal Credit Union (NE)
Volunteer

 

Harry Carter

TopLine Federal Credit Union (MN)
Former President/CEO

 

Bill Cheney

SchoolsFirst FCU
President/CEO

 

Carla Hedrick

Denver Community Credit Union
President/CEO

 

Phillip J. Hellmuth

University of Wisconsin Credit Union
Former President/CEO

 

Sylvia Lyon

Credit Union Association of New Mexico
President/CEO

 

James J. McCormack

Pennsylvania Credit Union Association
President/CEO

 

Betty M. Petree

Pen Air Federal Credit Union (FL)
Director

 

William J.Rissel

Fort Knox Federal Credit Union
President/CEO

 

Jeffrey Schwalen

Hiway Federal Credit Union
Former President/CEO

 

Pat Wesenberg

Central City Credit Union (WI)
President/CEO

 

In memory of Fred Kent

First Credit Union (AZ)
2013 Inductees

John Annaloro

Northwest Credit Union Association
Former CEO
 

Frank Berrish

Visions Federal Credit Union (NY)
President/CEO
 

R. Marshall Boutwell

Peach State FCU (GA)
President/CEO
 

Ken Bradshaw

Liberty First Credit Union (NE)
President/CEO
 

Susan J. Brayman

Bellco Credit Union (CO)
Director
 

Loretta Burd

Centra Credit Union (IN)
Former CEO
 

Mary Ann Clancy

MA, NH, & RI Credit Union Leagues
SVP-General Counsel
 

Gary R. Clark

Missoula Federal Credit Union (MT)
President/CEO

 

Ron Collier

Indiana Members Credit Union
CEO
 

Michael Connery

United Nations Federal Credit Union (NY)
President/CEO

 

Donald R. Edwards

Illinois Credit Union League
Former SVP Federal Governmental Affairs
 

John Franklin

Credit Union National Association
Former EVP & COO

 

Clarence Hall, Jr.

Issaquena County Federal Credit Union (MS)Chairman & President/CEO
 

Gail Krall

Minnesota Power Employees Credit Union
President/CEO
 

James “Jimmy” G. Lankford

Alabama Credit Union
Former President
 

Robin Lentz

Cabrillo Credit Union (CA)
President/CEO
 

John McKenzie

Indiana Credit Union League
President
 

Robert D. Ramirez

Vantage West Credit Union (AZ)
President/CEO
 

Randy Smith

Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union (TX)
Former President/CEO
 

Marsha S. Tynsky

Trona Valley Community Federal Credit Union (WY)
President/CEO
 

Al Vukasin

Bear Paw Credit Union (MT)
President/CEO
 

Michael A. Williams

Colorado Credit Union
President/CEO

Bill Winter

St. Cloud Federal Credit Union (MN)
President/CEO
2012 Inductees

Audrey Bollinger

Peoples Advantage Federal Credit Union (VA)
CEO
 

Landel Casey

Guardian Credit Union (AL)
Former CEO
 

Scott Earl

Mountain West Credit Union Association
President/CEO
 

Tom Griffiths

Iowa Credit Union League
Former President/CEO
 

Charles Grossklaus

Royal Credit Union (WI)
Former President/CEO
 

Oliver King

Magnolia Federal Credit Union (MS)
Former Manager/Treasurer
 

Lynn Kothe

North Memorial Federal Credit Union (MN)
President/CEO
 

Cyril Mann

Listerhill Credit Union (AL)
Chairman
 

Harriet May

GECU (TX)
President/CEO
 

Russ Plunkett

Postal Credit Union (MN)
President/CEO
 

John Prumo

GPO Federal Credit Union (NY)
President/CEO
 

Diana Roberts

Hershey Federal Credit Union (PA)
President/CEO
In memory of 

William “Bill” F. Marquardt


City County Credit Union (FL)
2011 Inductees

Harold Allen

University of Nebraska FCU
Director
 

D.S. (Scotty) Broome

Keesler Federal Credit Union (MS)
Former President/CEO
 

Raymond Brunner

Pennsylvania Credit Union Association
Chairman
 

James L. Bryan

Texas Credit Union League
Former Chairman
 

William B. Eckhardt

Alaska USA Federal Credit Union
President
 

John C. Fiore

Motorola Employees Credit Union (IL)
CEO
 

John Murphy

Maine Credit Union League
President/CEO
 

Robert S. Walls

Delaware Credit Union League
Former President/CEO
 

Jim R. Williams

Texas Credit Union League
Former Chairman
 		 In memory of 

Gene Hensley


Tennessee Credit Union League
 
2010 Inductees

Lon Bone

Michigan Credit Union League
Board Director

 

Alan Cameron

Idaho Credit Union League
President/CEO

 

Roshara Holub

Missouri Credit Union Association
President/CEO
 

Richard McBride

Credit Union National Association
EVP, COO, & Chief of Staff
 

Daniel Mica

Credit Union National Association
President/CEO
 

Earl Ogolin

First Missouri Credit Union; Volunteer
Southepointe Credit Union, Missouri; Founder
 

Howard Spencer

Michigan Credit Union League
Board Director
 		  
In memory of 

W.T. "Pete" Avara, Jr.


Navigator Credit Union, Mississippi		 In memory of 

Hardie Phipps


Tennessee Credit Union League
2009 Inductees
 

Larry Blanchard

CUNA Mutual Group
Wisconsin
 

Thomas E. “Tommy” Delk

South Carolina Credit Union League
President/CEO
 

Christie Eugene

Virginia Credit Union League
Former Chairman
 

Norb Kaczmarek

Pennsylvania Credit Union Association
Former Chairman & Director
 

Ronald Lasich

Pennsylvania Credit Union Association
Former Chairman & Director
 

Gary Wolter

Alabama Credit Union League
President/CEO
 

Juri Valdov

Northwest Federal Credit Union, Virginia
Former President/CEO
 
2008 Inductees

Carroll Beach

Credit Union Assns. of Colorado & Wyoming
President/CEO
 

Davd L. Chatfield

California & Nevada Credit Union Leagues
President/CEO
 

Charles DiMercurio

Anheuser Busch Employees’ Credit Union
Former Chairman & Board member
 

Russell A. Easterling

CPM Federal Credit Union, South Carolina
Former President/CEO
 

Charles E. Elliott

Mississippi Credit Union Association
President/CEO
 

Eugene H. Farley

Virginia Credit Union League
President/CEO
 

Bruce Foulke

Pennsylvania Credit Union Association
Former Chairman & Director
 

Guy Hood

Florida Credit Union League
President/CEO
 

John Kebles

Pennsylvania Credit Union Association
Former Chairman & Director
 

Mike Patrick

CommunityAmerica Credit Union, Kansas
President
 

Thomas E. Sargent

First Tech Credit Union, Colorado
President/CEO
 

Riley B. Wynn

Central Sunbelt Federal Credit Union, Mississippi
Former President/CEO
 
In memory of 

James Kirsch


Virginia Credit Union League		 In memory of 

Glen A. Reese


Nevada Credit Union League

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